Economy
L.A. Gang Members Win $30 Million in Job Training Benefits
A settlement with the city recognizes that youth of color were subjected to unconstitutional enforcement of curfew restrictions.
Thousands of Los Angeles residents who’ve been ensnared in gang life are about to receive millions of dollars in job training programs, and they can thank the late D.C. “mayor for life” Marion Barry for it. First, some background.
The Los Angeles Police Department knew in 2012 that it was illegal to enforce a 10 p.m. curfew on people whom cops presumed were gang members. Police brass told its officers then to stop arresting people for this particular violation after the department was sued over the unconstitutional curfew restriction. Police continued busting alleged gang members for violating the curfew anyway.